The suspicions continue that the primary objective of the Russian convoy is not to bring but to take away.
And here's an update on Russia's new convoy, which has now reached Luhansk:
The first trucks from a Russian aid convoy have reached the eastern Ukrainian city of Luhansk.
Russian news agency ITAR-TASS reported on September 13 that the vehicles had arrived and were unloading their cargo of sugar, cereals, food products and other basic goods.
It said all 250 trucks in the convoy were expected to arrive in Luhansk by the end of the day.
Russian officials say the convoy is carrying around 2,000 tons of aid.
ITAR-TASS also cited Anastasia Isyuk of the International Committee of the Red Cross as saying none of its officials is accompanying the convoy.
Last month, the first Russian aid convoy waited on the border for several days before entering Ukrainian territory without permission from authorities in Kyiv, sparking a protest from the Ukrainian government who called it a "direct invasion."
Strong words from Yatsenyuk this morning:
Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk says the goal of Russian President Vladimir Putin is to destroy Ukraine as an independent country.
"His goal is to take the entire Ukraine ... he wants to eliminate Ukraine as an independent country," Yatsenyuk said.
Speaking at an international conference in Kyiv on September 13, he said "Putin wants another frozen conflict" in eastern Ukraine.
Yatsenyuk also said Russia was "a threat to the global order and to the security of the entire Europe."
He described a cease-fire between the government and pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine agreed in Minsk on September 5 as just a "first step" to "stop a massacre."
Yatsenyuk said a new wave of economic sanctions imposed on Russia by the European Union and the United States posed a major threat to the Russian economy.
We are now closing the live blog for today. Don't forget that you can keep up with all our ongoing Ukraine coverage here.
What Russia did yesterday, cutting by 10% the gas supplies to the EU member states, is a very serious wake-up call for the EU.
— Arseniy Yatsenyuk (@Yatsenyuk_AP) September 12, 2014
Can Ukraine win the war in the east? http://t.co/HpgVuEZeoz pic.twitter.com/L6sP1gmOyy
— Ian Bateson (@ianbateson) September 12, 2014
Looks like the EU & Ukraine have put off their trade deal for a year to ward off Russian retaliation. Details murky. http://t.co/oiCkNtkz1u
— max seddon (@maxseddon) September 12, 2014
As far as I can grasp, it's not the whole Association Agreement that's delayed- just trade deal (DCFTA) that lowers tariffs btwn countries
— Laura Mills (@lauraphylmills) September 12, 2014